It's that technical part though that I think remains the big barrier for many, at least for those that want to more fully hold the reins over their online space.

[–] jaredwhite 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I all for removing barriers to entry in this space, and if you're talking about self-hosting everything and wiring up all sorts of bits and bobs of various services together manually, yeah, it's very technical and daunting. But somebody can get started on Ghost, or WordPress.com, or Buttondown, or ConvertKit or whatever. Lots of ways to write early and often online. Buzzsprout is pretty rad for podcasting as well.

The problem usually boils down to distribution like Nilay said, not hosting. Fediverse seems like a real solution here. Honestly I've never been as successful at both blogging and podcasting as I am right now. This isn't merely a glimpse of some old-school internet nostalgia trip. It's a whole new world out there and it's actually better. 🤩

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But somebody can get started on Ghost, or WordPress.com, or Buttondown, or ConvertKit or whatever.

Writefreely is an open source alternative compatible with the Fediverse!

[–] jaredwhite 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, thanks for bringing that up. And maybe we stay away from WordPress.com now with all the weird AI stuff they've been up to. 🤪

[–] blue_berry 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't know about the current state of the project, but last time I used WriteFreely, it was kind of meh. Very barebone, the server I used often crashed :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Did you try another instance?